Semi-artificial Induced spawning of the Silver Pomfret Pampus argenteus(Euphrasen 1788) in KHour Abdullah, Basra, IRAQ | ||
Iraqi Journal of Aquaculture | ||
Article 1, Volume 11, Issue 1, June 2014, Pages 27-36 PDF (0 K) | ||
Authors | ||
Ismael A. Ramadan; Tariq Hameed; Audi M. Hassan; Falah M. Mutlak; F. Mustafa A; Mustafa A. Al-Mukhtar | ||
Abstract | ||
Pampus argenteus (Euphrasen, 1788) is one of the most commercially important fish in the North Gulf region, Iraq in particular. It's stocks were critically endangered. The study showed the semi-artificial spawning. The mature brooders were collected from the region corresponding to the Khor Al-Zubair. The semi- artificial spawning was done by mixing the sperm and ova of the live fish. It was found that fishes collected in the afternoon were most suitable for semi-artificial spawning. This research was able to diagnose the place and time of spawning fish, and time getting semen and its preservation, time to get mature eggs , access to the mechanism of action and necessary equipment. In addition to planning for subsequent phases of fertilized eggs rearing, hatching and larval rearing. | ||
Keywords | ||
semi; artificial; spawning; Silver Pomfret; Pampus argenteus; KHour Al; Zoubair; Basra; Iraq | ||
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